The Ireland Chair of Poetry & UCD Press are delighted to announce Talking Heads: Writings from the Ireland Chair of Poetry by Paul Muldoon, Ireland Professor of Poetry 2022–2025.

Launching Nov 30 at MoLI. Available in bookshops nationwide from Nov 2025.

Pre-order:
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Jessamine O’Connor travelled to Le Havre with the support of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award 2025, collaborating with composer Thomas Drouard on a musical poem.

Her Travel Report is now available on our website 🔗

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We’re delighted to share the inaugural speech of Vona Groarke, Ireland Professor of Poetry 2025–2028 ✨
Read her reflections on poetry and her vision for the next three years
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PIR 146: COVER REVEAL

We are thrilled to reveal the cover for PIR Issue 146, provided by Northern Irish artist, Stephen Johnston. PIR 146 is now available for pre-order on our website!

Visit: www.stephen-johnston.co.uk

Funded by @artscouncilireland.bsky.social Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

The incoming Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke was interviewed by Edel Coffey in The Irish Times on Saturday.

Read the full article here:
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The next Ireland Professor of Poetry Vona Groarke, was interviewed in the Sunday Independent’s My Life in Books at the weekend

Read the article here:
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Susannah Dickey recently travelled to Prague with the support of the Ireland Chair of Poetry Travel Award 2024, to explore the work of visual artist David Černý.

You can read the full travel report here:
irelandchairofpoetry.org/travel-repor...

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Hurrah! Congratulations to Vona Groarke, the new Ireland Professor of Poetry. Vona will be at WCLF on Sunday in a special @thegallerypress.bsky.social event alongside Tom French and Aifric Mac Aodha ♥️👏
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Vona Groarke has been welcomed by the Ireland Chair of Poetry Trust as the new Ireland Professor of Poetry.

The position will run from September 2025 to November 2028.

For the full press release visit www.irelandchairofpoetry.org